Victoria II: A House Divided

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The first expansion to Victoria 2 focuses on American Civil War era and enhances the political and economical aspects of the game. Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century.

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Developer:
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Release date:
02 February 2012
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Description

The first expansion to Victoria 2 focuses on American Civil War era and enhances the political and economical aspects of the game.
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century.

Key Features:

  • New starting point in 1861, allowing players to experience the US Civil War from the start
  • Manufacture reasons to go to war with other countries, all in the name of the great game of power
  • Civilize your country with various new reform paths to ultimately become equal with the western nations
  • Invest in building infrastructure and factories in other countries to strengthen their ties to you
  • Deeper political system with new national focus options and new types of reforms
  • A new system of popular movements that can be appeased or suppressed, but if ignored, will become the revolutionaries of tomorrow
  • Improved interface, with more information easily available and improving gameplay

Recommended system requirements

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OS:
XP/Vista/Windows7
Processor:
Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
Memory:
2 Gb RAM
Hard Disk Space:
2 GB Available HDD Space
Video Card:
NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900
Sound Card:
DirectX® compatible
Controller support:
3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
Special multiplayer requirements:
Internet Connection for multiplayer

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User reviews

户の木
Not recommended | 05 Mar 2025

Trash. If you add political factors to a game, you will spoil it. Paradox not only do this, but also never listen to players. If you buy this game, you can do nothing, including refund, when Paradox add something you

Helpful: 3
UnfanToaster
Recommended | 18 Jun 2023

a big improvement for this game. sometimes i dont want to start from grand zero in my technology so i start in 1861. ive had many scenarios both where america wins the war and becomes a #1 power. and the confederacy

Helpful: 0
Steel7701
Recommended | 03 Jul 2021

This expansion introduces a new start date, and a lot of different ways to interact with industry in other countries. This is mostly focused on the American civil war, but introduces some other stuff as well. You should

Helpful: 4
Yeehaw Dixiedoodle #BBQ
Recommended | 21 May 2022

It kinda sucks that this mod didn't add more flavor relating directly to the civil war. There's a lot of opportunity for decisions and events, from the Trent affair to the CSA buying ships from the UK and the Hunley.

Helpful: 2
Uranium_238
Recommended | 30 Dec 2025

Heavens, send ye out dew from above, and clouds, rain on a just [or rightwise] man; the earth be opened, and bring forth the saviour, and rightfulness [or rightwiseness] be born together; I the Lord have made him of

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LeventeAlbert
Recommended | 28 Oct 2024

if your a little bit mentally rxtarded ADHD/Autism that kind of thing PLEASE in the name of god ignore the ethnic affiliation system. Turning Alsace 100% ethnically french might seem like a fun challenge fun in the

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